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	name: Version Bump

	on:
	push:
	branches:
	- master

	jobs:
	version-bump:
	runs-on: ubuntu-latest
	steps:
	- uses: actions/checkout@v4
	with:
	fetch-depth: 0

	- name: Get base version from VERSION.md
	id: get_base_version
	run: echo "BASE_VERSION=$(cat VERSION.md)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT

	- name: Get latest tag
	id: get_latest_tag
	run: echo "LATEST_TAG=$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0 2>/dev/null \|\| echo v0.0.0)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT

	- name: Determine new version
	id: determine_version
	run: \|
	base_version="${{ steps.get_base_version.outputs.BASE_VERSION }}"
	latest_tag="${{ steps.get_latest_tag.outputs.LATEST_TAG }}"

	if [ "$(printf '%s\n' "$base_version" "$latest_tag" \| sort -V \| tail -n1)" = "$base_version" ]; then
	# Use base version if it's greater
	new_version="$base_version"
	else
	# Increment patch version of latest tag
	version=$(echo $latest_tag \| sed 's/v//')
	IFS='.' read -ra ADDR <<< "$version"
	new_patch=$((ADDR[2] + 1))
	new_version="v${ADDR[0]}.${ADDR[1]}.$new_patch"
	fi

	echo "NEW_VERSION=$new_version" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT

	- name: Create and push new tag
	run: \|
	git config user.name github-actions
	git config user.email github-actions@github.com
	git tag ${{ steps.determine_version.outputs.NEW_VERSION }}
	git push origin ${{ steps.determine_version.outputs.NEW_VERSION }}

	- name: Trigger build and release
	env:
	GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
	run: \|
	gh workflow run build-and-release.yml --ref ${{ steps.determine_version.outputs.NEW_VERSION }}

	outputs:
	new_version: ${{ steps.determine_version.outputs.NEW_VERSION }}

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